"Terra Incognita" Exhibition
New York Art Residency & Studios Foundation (NARS)
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The New York Art Residency & Studios (NARS) Foundation presents Terra Incognita, an exhibition featuring the work of the 2012 Season II International Artist Residency Participants: Katrina Chamberlin, Melanie Daniel, Michael & Alan Fleming, Drew Hamilton, Nancy Nowacek and Carolyn Salas. The title of the exhibition draws from a Latin term meaning “unknown land,” used by cartographers to denote on their maps regions not yet explored. Embracing this challenge, these seven artists set sail knowing that things will not be the same as they were at home. The lure of the unknown is immense: this, after all, is the reason that we fall in love, send out starships and build bridges.
Their work seeks to decipher and document spaces of unchartered territory -- physical and psychological, historical and present. Some have familiarized themselves with the textures, design and historical course of the urban landscape, only to ultimately defy the established layout in favor of their own. Others embrace cultural and sociopolitical object hood, relying on a temporal map to fill in spaces with storied histories that both crave and hesitate to be told. Intentionally going out of their way every chance they have, they each embrace the opportunity to embark on unprecedented routes, searching for an understanding of our most human limits and possibilities.
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Schedule
from November 12, 2012 to December 09, 2012
Opening Reception on 2012-11-17 from 18:00 to 20:00
Artist Talk: 4:30pm